Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

He was expressing the view that the structural role of a union president would constrain someone like that's ability to speak the truth, and we should instead defer to the loftier perspective of a Georgetown University faculty member ... I am skeptical. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 29, 2022

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Anyways, this whole thread was rude and I probably shouldn't have written it. But it stemmed from me being annoyed that a Georgetown professor was dumping on the idea that we might want to defer to labor union leaders' takes on whether or not Joe Biden has a good labor record. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 29, 2022

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

In general, though, I think the college professor community has developed a powerful toolkit for thinking critically about various institutions' roles in society and how those functions can distort people's behavior and thinking — just wish we could turn it around sometimes. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 29, 2022